Lauren Boebert speaks out after her son Tyler, 21, charged with 'sexual exploitation of a child'

By VICTORIA CHURCHILL, US POLITICAL REPORTER Published: 18:51, 10 August 2026 | Updated: 18:53, 10 August 2026 Tyler Boebert, 21, son of Colorado Republican Congresswoman Lauren Boebert, has been released on a $10,000 bond after he was charged with 'sexual exploitation of a child.' According to Colorado court records entered on August 6, 2026, Tyler was charged with three counts of sexual exploitation of a child, including a video charge. The charges are all felonies that allegedly occurred on January 1, 2024. He was also slapped with two charges of 'contributing to the delinquency of a minor.'  Boebert told the Daily Mail, 'I love my son. We take these allegations very seriously and pray for everyone affected during this challenging time.' The records indicate that Tyler was released on August 9. He is scheduled to appear in Garfield County District Court on August 19th. He has not yet entered a plea in the case.   This is not the Congresswoman's son's first run-in with the law, as he was charged with child abuse for a second time in February of 2026. Tyler, one of Boebert's four children, was slapped with a 'misdemeanor charge of child abuse without injury'  according to 9News. He is accused of leaving his two-year-old son unattended at the Congresswoman's home in Windsor, Colorado, in February. Lauren Boebert, her son Tyler then 18, and his child, her grandson, seen on Capitol Hill Tyler Jay Boebert, seen in a mugshot from the Rifle Police Department taken on February 27, 2024 The tot then reportedly wandered away from the house, which is located close to a lake. Representative Boebert told 9News at the time that there's 'no excuse' for her son's actions and that she's 'very frustrated this happened.'  'A kind woman quickly and safely secured him, and authorities were called as a precaution,' Boebert added at the time. Representative Boebert often brings her grandson to DC with her, and he was seen in a photograph depicting the congresswoman's visit to a local farm in Colorado, shared by her office this morning. This is a developing news story and will be updated.